For years I've wanted to create something that others could enjoy and I could do to express myself. I've found recently that I love drawing, and that it's what I've been looking for, even though I'm not very good at it. But nevertheless I enjoy it and strive to get better.

Sorry if I'm cluttering up your thread with my posts, I just needed somewhere to post how I feel about drawing and needed some advice.

Great artwork as always!
I'm gonna assume that the art was made digitally right? Do you always do digital art or do you also draw traditionally? And (if it is digital) what program do you use?(If you don't mind my asking.)

I bounce between things. I do a lot of pencil & paper sketches, but sometimes I make start things from scratch on a digital program. Usually Photoshop (Creative Cloud). But the last two are from Medibang Pro, which is a free program you should totally try out.

Early on, I did pen and paper, but because I started doing more complex Utroms, I stopped.

This thing from early November, for example, when I was on break at work and there was only a red pen in my reach

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The starting ground for an Obligado-based story, which was also the starting ground for his relationship with Nalmar. Which has since changed quite a bit and resulted in Nalmar being a decade-ish younger than him and a bleeding-heart beatnik.

I did a whole bunch of Krang and Ch'rell. Whose relationship I think is...a lot more than strictly professional.

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With the beard design, Ch'rell is something of a MAN'S MAN in terms of how thick his is, doubled with that he's already a pretty big dude as it is.
I depict Utrom biology as being "weird" in that a few individuals can have fairly flexible sexes, and the degree of that flexibility can surprise an individual in one way or another. Ch'rell gets such a surprise.

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I've depicted Aska here before, but never elaborated that Krang is her other parent, because of the way things get on here. She ends up being their sole child, for obvious reasons. And thus, Aska grows up with a lot of attention - packed on with the attention she already gets being the Emperor's grandchild.

The idea of Krang and Ch'rell as fathers comes as a shock to their enemies (and even some other Utroms), and even greater when they're attentive to her - which is no surprise to their allies, the Lords of Hyperion (one of which Krang is talking to on a communication screen). Aska was even named after a Lord of Hyperion female who helped them during a dire period of political unrest while Ch'rell was pregnant. They nicknamed her "Fish" on account of how she looked when she'd be buried in their whiskers. A bit like a fish in an anemone or seaweed. This is the first time I've depicted Lords of Hyperion on here, and I'd like to do a little more with them.

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Krang and Ch'rell take Aska pretty much everywhere with them - like what Temre used to do with Krang; it's a necessity. Even if that means Ch'rell taking naps under desks for a little bit until something comes up. Be it a meeting or having to feed the baby. Or both. Which is quite the thing to get used to.

Aunt Ma'riell is around enough to help out. Which meant giving Aska attention so her dads could get a little work done. They COULD hire an au pair, but they decided not to for reasons I'm not sure of yet. I guess it would have been a "we've gone this far, why not go all the way?"

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There's a little bit of Aska when she's older here. From teething to her first heartbreak. Which on the part of the heartbreaker, probably wasn't the best idea.

I think he was pretty much a mooch who was taking advantage of her being the Emperor's granddaughter, and the daughter of the General and Colonel. Eventually she caught on and was naturally hurt. Ch'rell's response was to figure out what he had taken off her, only to find certain behaviors inappropriate for someone underage...and told his Aristocrat parents.

A return to Garaon, my concept for Krang having a younger brother. Ever since naming him, I've known in the back of my head that I just HAD to do a "Gaston" joke since the names sound so similar. Though Garaon is a little more of a Lumiere in personality than a Gaston. But, I still had to do it.

His best friend is a Protoceraton named Brugo.

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Garaon isn't nearly as beardy as Krang either in my depiction of Utroms, which ends up doing him a service in the Lady Department since he looks a little less imposing.

It's been an extremely long time since I've drawn Temre, so I thought it best to remedy that.

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I did not intend as much depiction from his youth as this, but that's just what ended up happening. When it comes to injuries, she's very much a "Silly boy, I told you this would happen if you did that thing" type of parent before she's a comforting one.

It ended up meaning trying to figure out what a pregnancy with twins looks like for Utroms, since my take on TMNT has Krang as an eldest child, with twin sisters right after him.

I decided that for more dynamic posing, I'd lengthen the back legs/tentacles some more. And now that I've started putting beards on my design for male Utroms, there's more distinction from Krang...who otherwise would be the spitting image of his mother with a few exceptions of alleles.

...which is probably best compared to their version of bullfighting. But debatably more dangerous and just as controversial

With the edition of being competitive. So the lady here is competing against two or three more "fish fighters" for shortest time to get the fish out of the water. (In older days, they'd probably kill the fish, but I guess now they're supposed to get it out of one pool and into another in the center of the ring)

And in the opposite direction of quality, how I'd present the turtles and Leatherhead in my take of TMNT. In very rough sketches. And trying my damndest to give them beaks.

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I wouldn't have them wearing their masks and gear when they're hanging out in the lair - or wherever they might call home. I think they'd either wear nothing (lucky for them they're turtles, so nbd), or hand-me-downs from April and Casey after they got connected with them.

Here, Leo is wearing April's hat and letterman jacket from high school, Donatello has a sweater and beanie, Mike in a hoodie as is usual for him, and Raphael has one of Casey's old leather jackets and hat.

Leatherhead in my version would be albino and happy in the biggest undershirt he can find - which gets harder and harder by the year. He remains being raised by the Utroms - and even refers to Xeinos as his mother.